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  1. 03-15-2009, 05:06 PM #1
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    Default Adding drives

    I recently added two drives to my iSCSI server. They showed up in the 3ware configuration and I was able to import them into the array. After the array rebuilt, I rebooted the server and the open-E iSCSI OS shows the correct capacity (3.41 TB) in the volume group. However, the new add new volume tool shows that I onlyl have 5 GB free. The total used capacity of all of the existing volumes is only 1.4 TB, so I'm wondering where the rest of my drive capacity has gone and how I can make it available for use.
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  2. 03-16-2009, 01:44 AM #2
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    Try to restart the server again - cant remember but I remember that someone did 2 re-boots and got it to work and not sure if the 3Ware was finishing the expansion.

    Also do a rescan from the Volume Manager. Any errors from the 3Ware side ? Check the 3Ware logs and also any errors from our side that we might be able to see anything from our end.
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  3. 03-16-2009, 12:19 PM #3
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    After a restart and a rescan, I've still got the same results. There are no errors on the 3ware side and the array is fully expanded with a status of OK. If there are any errors on the iSCSI side, I don't know where to find them as the event viewer in the lower left isn't showing anything.
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    Ok, try the PV Resize tool in the Extended Tools from console - Enter CTRL + ALT + X then select the PV Resize option and see if you see new volume. If not then send the logs to support@open-e.com and we mya need to you to enable the Remote Support option to have our engineers look into this.
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  5. 03-16-2009, 05:48 PM #5
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    The PV resize did the trick. Thanks for the help.
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  6. 05-08-2009, 05:09 PM #6
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    Hi,

    I'm planning to add a new drive to the 3ware array and I just found this post when looking if it was possible from the DSS side.

    Just to make sure please tell me if this is possible.

    I currently have 3 unit array in the 3ware and one volume shown on the DSS.
    Now I want to add a 4th unit to the existing volume. From the 3ware side it looks like it is
    just a matter of swaping in a new drive and adding it to the existing volume.

    Now my question is: Will that extra space be available on the existing volume seen by DSS, or will it show up as a new separate volume?

    Can I easily expand the existing volume without loosing any data?

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